1918 January to June
Tank Corps Organisation 1918 January to June
Jan 1918 – All Battalion letters changed to numbers - A = 1st, B = 2nd etc.
7 Jan 1918 – 1st Battalion to 4th Brigade (W1)
8 Jan 1918 – 4th and 5th Battalions to 4th Brigade (W7)
9 Jan 1918 – 11th and 12th Battalion to [1st] Brigade (W)
9 Jan 1918 – 5th Battalion to 4th Brigade (W5)
Feb 1918 - 9th Battalion handed in MkIV (W9)
21st March to 2nd April 1918
1st Tank Brigade - with 1st Army (s72.p173)
7 Battalion
11 Battalion
12 Battalion
2nd Tank Brigade - with 2nd Army (s72.p172)
2 Battalion
8 Battalion - LG from 29 mar 1918 (W8)
10 Battalion
3rd Tank Brigade (light)
3 Battalion – 30 Whippets (A and C Coy, B Coy LG) - with 2nd Army (s72.p172) (see OB)
6 Battalion – Mk IV - GHQ reserve (s72.p172)
9 Battalion – 16 Whippets (A and B Coy LG) - GHQ reserve (s72.p172) (see OB)
4th Tank Brigade - with 5th Army (s72.p172)
1 Battalion
4 Battalion - LG from 24 mar 1918(W4)
5 Battalion
17 April 1918 (s72.p173)
1st Tank Brigade
7 Battalion
11 Battalion
12 Battalion
2nd Tank Brigade
6 Battalion - MkIV
10 Battalion
3rd Tank Brigade
1 Battalion
3 Battalion – Whippets
9 Battalion
4th Tank Brigade - Lewis Gun Brigade from 13th April
4 Battalion - LG from 24 mar 1918 (W4)
5 Battalion
13 Battalion
5th Tank Brigade – formed 3 April 1918
2 Battalion
8 Battalion
7 Apr 1918 – 1st Battalion to 3rd Brigade (possibly attached only) (W1)
12 -15 Apr 1918 – 9th Battalion temp. to 5th Brigade (W9)
28 Apr 1918 - 8th Battalion draw MKV (W8)
5 May 1918 – 4th Battalion to 4th Brigade (W4)
Apr to Aug 1918 – 9th Battalion with 3rd Brigade attached to 5th Brigade (W9)
9 June 1918 – 11th Battalion hand in all Mk IV (W11)
10 June 1918 (W4)
2nd Tank Brigade
1 Battalion
4 Battalion
6 Battalion
13 June 1918 – 10th Battalion to 4th Brigade (W10)
17 June 1918 – 1st Battalion training with 2nd Brigade (possibly attached only)(W1)
19 June 1918 – 14th Battalion to France (W14)
20 June 1918 – 6 th Battalion have handed in all MkIV (W6)
30 June 1918 – 10 th Battalion have handed in all MkIV (W10)
24 June 1918 (W4)
2nd Tank Brigade
1 Battalion
6 Battalion
10 Battalion
4th Tank Brigade
4 Battalion - MK V